Vocalizer mechanism



Dec. 13, 1927. 1 1,652,501

S. SPALLETTA VOCALIZER MECHANISM Original Filed April 14. 1922 w Mill 3;. v/iu? f/Wi 1 w 7 III I IITI @Mllllll iiiifil Patented De c.13,1927. f

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SALVATORE s'PALLE'r'rApor BRooKLYiT, NEW YORK, Assierioa'ro voroiis moon- PORATED, on NEWARK, NEW JEBSEYfA- oo'RPoRA'rIoNoF DELAWARE.

VOGALIZER MECHANISM.

Application filed April 114, 1922, Serial No. 552,718. Renewed May i, 1925.

My present invention relates to an improvement in a vocalizing device of the type used in so-called talking dolls, wherein either by pressure of the handor by actuation of the device through weights or other means, or by themovement of the'doll it self, such "as shifting its position, etc, the device is caused to articulate a sound simi* lar to ma ma. I

t Another object of my device is to provide a straight line actionlso that the voc'alizing means may be caused to pass, through the apertures in alinementf with the'cooper'ating Another advantage of adjustably varied so that each syllable may be short, or long drawn out; I

It is further contemplated to provide spaced guide means for causing a 'straight line action of the vocalizing means Still further it is aimed to provide a .weighted member for cooperating'with flexible bellows to actuatethe sounding means.

It is still further aimed to provide 'a standard or spindle having at its free extrein- 7 ity adjustable vocalizing means for inter rupting the continuous sounds caused by air passing through a reed or-other sound producing means when the standard'i'ecipros cates relative to the sound producing means. v It may become desirable at times to change the spool-like articulation of the vocalizer wherein the two syllables uttered by the" device'may be shortened in tone or lengthened so that the articulation when shortened may sound like mama or when the vocal-' izing discs are readjusted, the tone maybe increased to ma a a a, ma a a. In other words, by ad usting the vocahaing discs, the

tone after the m'may be'inc'reased' or Clef creased thereby altering the vocal expression and affording desirable variation ofthe accents. f

Fig. 1 is an elevation of the actual vocalizer device fullyextended; the outer ca s-' ing only partly shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a partly broken elevation of the device to show thevocalizer device in full compressed position;

Fig. 1 is a sectional elevational view of the device, on the line 44: of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is an elevation of the vocalizer device partly compressed and partly broken a m m is: that the syllables vocalized by my device may be ally.

intothe two chambers 1 and '2. The upper chamber 1 is provided *with a removable cover 3, preferably made of card board, and with a plurality of side openings externally covered by a cloth 1 which is glued onto the cylindrical casing G. The lower chamber 2, which is closed by a head or support at the bottom thereof and, composed ofthe same material as casing G, contains the'floating bellows B of the vocalizer device V, located on the web or head WV of the easingC.

Bellows B are made of light 'fiexible tubu lar material, preferably of a very thin rubberized material, impermeable to air and glued to web or head WV of the casing and to the bellows-compressing disc member 7,- which is preferably made of a suitable weighty material such as lead of a sufficient weight to operate the bellows for the expulsionof air by turning the device bottom side up, or for resetting the device; a 1n the center of disc member 7 there is fixedly imbedded a spindle 8 by means of a thicker portion .9. Spindle 8 passes freely through the center of web or head'W into the vocalizer chamber 6, yet without perniitt-ing the freepassa'ge or outflow of the air on compression of bellows B, the air being permittedto escape out of the bellows only through reed tube R, fixedly imbedded in the headfW, with its upper opening'located in vocalizer chamber The vocalizer V consists of two discs 20 and 21, made preferably of fibre, frictionmounted on a slidable spindle 8, and slidably movable on the spindle 8 for adjust- "ment. for shorter. or longer vocalization. The vocalization chamber 6 comprises a cylindrical hollow, fibrous cap 22, glued or otherwise mounted on the web W, this cap having a central circularopening 10 covered by a flexible membrane M of skin thickness andpreferably made of rubber, having a central hole 11, Fig. 5, of a diameter slightly less than that of the sound forming discs and 21, the function of this membrane of skin thickness being to exert a clinging 6, Figs. 3 and e.

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.. or tenacious frictional contact with the sound emerge out of chamber the air exhaust and the vibrations of forming discs for giving an expressive cooperation with the meinln'ane M; (hiring voice-like effect to the sounds produced the movenient of the spindle 8 relative to thereby. the housing (5.

Reed R is of the same customary construction as allsound reeds, and consists of a tube Z having an ordinary vibrating reed r fixedly attached to the lower, or bellows orifice of tube 2, the said reed heingmcmnted in the head W asshown in Fig. 4.

The head \V as clearly illustraled in Fig.

-1 is enlarged having afsubstnzitial depth or thickness, and The tubular opeinng if there through is elongated, in the nrcsent instance extending diagonall i Q throagli the enlarged head, although the conformation ordirection of the orifice 5 may assume a shape other than cylindrical and extend in a ante l tion other thanstraight, without materially affecting the elliciency of the riicalizeii It willalsobe seen that the lltlltfll'v co operates with the bottom 5 spaced therefrom,

to form suitable spaced guiding means for the spindle S, which not only ser es to guide the spindle 8, but also serve as stops tor limiting the movement of the spnidle 8 and h a a of the weig t t.

The device may be mounted on the back of a doll, or in the hollow of the chest in such a n'jianner that. when the doll islaid on itsbac k or swung over the arm or shoulder 01' its holdoi', disc weiglit T will compress the bellows Blhereby "forcing the air to escape by reed llinto the \"ocalizer chamber (3, at the same time causing the vooalizer V to 6, and coi'ulielling their passage througlrthe ptiritoratc i'lelxible membraneh is perl igzflfi. Upon oompres sion of the be lows,the reed is instantly put in vibration btit, membrane llheomingi 1m-- mediately in contaet with disc 20 outsell the reed R, and cuts off the sound duringthe timereq'uired by disc 20 to enrerge'irom the membrane. Then when the air is again free to escape, thereed viln'ations-become full again and thereby cause an exact reproduction of the word ma ma.

The discs and 21 are adj ustably mount ed on the standard or spindle 8 whereby depending upon the \\"eight used,a11d the greater or distance that the discs are spaced lronfloni another, the ma-ma sound may be regulated, that is, the extent ofmovement of the weight? will thereby be defined, and the field ol" operation during which the sound is produced be regulated to determii'le the duration of the respectiie ma sounds ol the resultiiig ma-111a" eifect.

Iucidehtally, the preferably extends axially to the head weight T and vocalizer housing 6, so thatthe path of inori-ni'ient ot the weight 7 will he in a straigl'it line and the inm'en'ieut of the discs :20 and 21 througli the opening 11 positively controlled and predetermined in its claim:

spindle 8, as illustrated,

Having thus described my invention, I

1. A vocalizing device comprising :1 casing- PtOVltllHg an upper and a lower chamber, the upper chamber having a plurality of cloth coi 'ered side openings, a removable cap for the upper chamber, a web between 7 said chambers a bellows mounted on said web and locatedinthellowerchamber, a v0 eahzing chamber 111 the upperchamber and" lows, a reedinounted thereon, an apertured articulatingmembrane on said bellows, a spindle mounted upon said bellows for-1e ciprocation through said apertdre'd cylinderand membrane, a vocaliraing element carried on said spindle, cooperating spindle bearing thereon, and a casing enclosing the vocalizing element and having a plurality of side openings therein for the emission of sound.

3. A scribed, comprising a casing, a bellows mounted therein, an apertu redQvocalizing cylinder mounted uponsaid bellows, aree'd mounted thereon, an apertured articulating membrane on said bellows, a spindle mounted 1 upon said bellows for reciprocation through said apertured cylinder and membrane, a voealizing element carried on said spindle, a up on said casing having a cooperating spin dle bearing thereon, said casing having a i 115 plurality of side openings for the emission of sound, and i a webbed covering over said side openings.

i. A voealizing device of the class described, comprising a casing a Weighted bellowstherein, an apertured voeal'izing cyll inder mounted upon said bellows, afreed mounted thereon, an aperti "ed articulating membrane on said bellows, a lined Splhd'lh mounted upon said \veiglitedbellowstor reciprocation through said uperturedcylinder and membrane, a vocalizing element carried on said spindle, a cap on saidcasing haviiig a cooperating spindle bearing thereomsaid easing having a plurality of side openings a capped housing having a vocalizing device of the class de 105 for the emission of sound, and a webbed covering over said side openings.

5. In a device of the character described, a head of substantial thickness, there being an 7 elongatedv passage-way extending through said head, a vocalizer in said passage-way, a bellows for cooperatlng w1th sald vocalizer to produce sounds, a sound interrupting device, a support, a spindle guided by Silld' head and support for free reciprocation and actuating the sound interruptingdevice, and a weight fixed on the spindle and operating the bellows.

6. In a device of the'character described, a

head of substantial thickness, there being an 15 opening extending diagonally through said head, cooperating with the thickness of said head to produce an elongated tubular opening, a vocalizer insai'd opening, a bellows for cooperating with said vocalizer to produce sounds, a sound interrupting device, a support, a spindle guided by said'head and support for free reciprocation and actuating the sound interrupting device, and a weight fixed on the spindle and operating thebel- 25 SALVATORE SPALLETTA. 

